⏱️ Defeat on the south coast.

Carlos booked for stopping a Portsmouth counter.

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Seven added.

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Yengi taps home from close range.

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The home side on the front foot at the moment despite our changes to try and disrupt the flow.

They force a corner and Yengi meets it but it goes wide.

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Time-wasting from the home side over a free-kick, and Rafferty is shown a yellow.

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Two more changes...

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Dempsey's low cross causes problems and allows Bodvarsson to retrieve it. He switches to his left and tries to whip it in, and it heads goalwards, forcing Norris to scramble and claim.

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Josh Sheehan into the book for a challenge on Joe Morrell.

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Let's go, lads!

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Paris Maghoma cuts inside and gets the space to get his strike away, but it's always rising and goes over the bar.

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Seeing more of the ball now, and finding some joy down the right. Dacres-Cogley is played in again by Jones and drills a ball towards the near post, but Bodvarsson's radar is off and it trickles well wide.

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We try to respond instantly as Dacres-Cogley gets in down the right. His first cross is cleared and he gets a second chance. He whips it for Dion Charles to meet with his head, but he glances wide.

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Paddy Lane lashes an effort from the outside of the area, but Baxter is down well to save.

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Big appeals from the home side as Pack gets to the byline and tries to cut in. Almeida Santos nudges the ball out with his chest, but the Pompey fans behind the goal claim for handball - nothing given.

Corner comes to nothing and we clear.

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We clear it three times as Pompey try to apply the pressure, with Almeida Santos making the final clearance to push us up the field.

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Like the first half, it feels frantic in the opening few minutes. Maghoma has just given a foul away on our left, giving Robertson the chance to put the ball into our area.

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Work to do - come on, lads 👊

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Behind at the break.

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Conor Shaughnessy heads in from a corner at the near post.

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What a save from Nathan Baxter to deny Yengi, before Geth does magnificently to clear the ball off the line with Kamara closing in! 

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We intercept it on half way and look to break down the right. Thomason and Williams combine to allow George to be played in on the overlap, but George's cross is off and goes over the bar.

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Jón Daði superbly rolls Jack Sparkes down the right and looks to break downfield, forcing the Pompey man to pull back at his shirt. He's booked and it's a crossing chance for us.

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Almeida Santos slips allowing Yengi in, but Gethin Jones is perfectly positioned to make the clearance. Pompey recycle the ball and allow Robertson the chance to shoot, but Baxter is down well to save.

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So close 😫

A superb save from Norris denies Böðvarsson with a header, before Dion Charles misses the rebound from close range.

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Kusini Yengi gets in down the right of our penalty area, he cuts back inside to beat the challenge of Toal but opts to square it instead of shooting, and we are able to clear with a last ditch challenge.

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A short Pompey back pass and as always, Dion is lurking for anything that is loose. The ball just makes it to Norris with Charles closing in, and launches downfield.

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Paris Maghoma in full flight, though. Wow. 🤩

He has just glided past a number of defenders to find himself inside the area, but his shot deflects off a Pompey man and they are able to clear.

There were appeals for handball, but waved away.

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George yellow carded for a challenge with the Pompey home crowd asking for it.

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Randell Williams works it down the left for George Thomason to whip in a beautiful ball in first-time. Bodvarsson looks to latch onto it to tap home, but it's inches away from him and Norris claims it.

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Josh Sheehan, as is usually the case trying to stop the midfielder from playing, kops a late tackle from Alex Robertson after the ball had gone. The Pompey man is booked for it.

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We're settling into this now, and Dacres-Cogley is again in space behind the Pompey back-line down the right. He cuts back instead of whipping a ball across goal, and the ball goes out of play.

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It's felt like a frantic start here, and we've got ourselves some possession and worked it nicely. Charles and Bodvarsson link nicely, before Sheehan plays a lovely ball through for Dacres-Cogley to whip a cross in, but Norris claims at the near post.

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Dion Charles does well to win the ball and draws the foul. Josh Sheehan puts the ball into the area from the right, but it evades everyone and the hosts clear.

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Jack Sparkes whips a ball in from the right, but the ball bounces nicely into Gethin Jones' pass, and we are able to clear.

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COYWM!!

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Our line-up tonight...

▫️ Two changes from Oxford league game
▫️ Williams and Bodvarsson into starting side